Scrivens, acquired in a trade from the Toronto Maple Leafs in June, made his first start of the season as regular goalie Jonathan Quick, one of the best in the NHL, was given a rest. Scrivens' last shutout was on Feb. 18, a 3-0 victory at Florida as a member of the Maple Leafs.

"You can't give enough credit to the guys in front. They played extremely well, and all I had to do was focus on stopping the puck and seeing it well," Scrivens said.

Two of Scrivens' three shutouts have come against the Panthers.

"I've been fortunate that it's worked out here in Florida. It (stinks) that I'm in the West now, I'm only out here once a year," Scrivens said.

Jacob Markstrom had 26 saves for Florida, which has lost four of its past five games.

Nolan put the Kings ahead 3-0 at 12:28 of the third with a tip-in off a pass from Jarret Stoll.

"Fortunately I was able to get the puck and shoot it on net and it went in," Nolan said. "I was able to get a quick release and catch (Markstrom) off guard."

The Kings went ahead 2-0 at 14:55 of the second. The Panthers tried to get the puck out of their zone but it was intercepted by the Kings. Williams passed to Anze Kopitar near the goal line to the right of the net, then Kopitar pushed the puck back out to Williams. His wrist shot got past an outstretched Markstrom. Kopitar has five assists in six games.

Carcillo's goal gave the Kings a 1-0 lead at 8:46 of the second. Mike Richards passed from behind the net to Carcillo in the bottom of the right circle. His slap shot got past Markstrom. Richards has four assists in his last four games.

Kings coach Darryl Sutter was pleased with Scrivens play and his team in general.

"He was sharp early. He made some big saves and handled the puck well, which is what we needed him to do. He looked very good out there," Sutter said. "Kopitar continues to be a dominant player for us."

PHOTOS: NHL THREE STARS OF THE NIGHT

April 13, first star: Nashville Predator forward Craig Smith lead the Predators with two goals and two assists in their 7-3 win over the Minnesota Wild. (Photo: Marilyn Indahl, USA TODAY Sports)

April 11, first star: Dallas Stars defenseman Trevor Daley tallied a goal and an assist in the Stars' 3-0 rout of the St. Louis Blues, sending the Stars to their first playoffs since 2008. (Photo: Brandon Wade, AP)

April 8, second star: Minnesota Wild right Wing Jason Pominville netted two goals in the 4-3 shootout victory over the Boston Bruins. The Wild clinched the playoffs with the win. (Photo: Marilyn Indahl, USA TODAY Sports)

April 5, second star: Boston Bruins left wing Milan Lucic scored two goals and had an assist in the Bruins 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Boston clinched the East with the victory. (Photo: Bob DeChiara, USA TODAY Sports)

April 5, third star: Minnesota Wild goalie Ilya Bryzgalov shut out one of the best offenses in hockey, stopping all 20 shots he faced. The Wild beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0. (Photo: Brad Rempel, USA TODAY Sports)

April 1, second star: Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog scored both the game-tying and game-winning goals in a 3-2 win against the Blue Jackets. (Photo: Russell LaBounty, USA TODAY Sports)

March 31, first star: New Jersey Devils center Travis Zajac notched his first career hat trick, adding three goals in the Devils' 6-3 rout of the Florida Panthers. (Photo: Ed Mulholland, USA TODAY Sports)

March 29, first star: Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov had 47 saves in the Avalanche's 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks. Colorado clinched a spot in the postseason with the win. (Photo: David Zalubowski, AP)

March 25 second star: Florida Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo made the game winning save against Ottawa Senators left wing Milan Michalek during a shootout. Luongo had 37 saves in Florida's 3-2 win over the Senators. (Photo: Robert Mayer, USA TODAY Sports)

March 23 third star: Vancouver Canucks forward Zack Kassian had four assists in a 4-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres. He needed 15 games to get his previous four points. (Photo: Anne-Marie Sorvin, USA TODAY Sports)

March 22, second star: New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist made 21 saves in the Rangers 2-0 shut out of the New Jersey Devils. The win marked Lundqvist's record 50th shutout, a franchise record. (Photo: Ed Mulholland, USA TODAY Sports)

March 22, third star: Detroit Red Wings forward Brendan Smith tallied one goal and one assist in the Red Wings 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild, which put the team back in the playoff picture. (Photo: Hannah Foslien, Getty Images)

March 20, first star: Detroit Red Wings right wing Daniel Alfredsson lead the Red Wings to an eventual 5-4 overtime win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, collecting two goals and one assist, including the game winner in OT. (Photo: Rick Osentoski, USA TODAY Sports)

March 15, first star: Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender made 23 saves in the Lightning's 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils. It was Bishop's 31st win of the season, a single-season record for the team. (Photo: Kim Klement, USA TODAY Sports)

March 14, first star: New York Rangers left wing Carl Hagelin stole the spotlight from Henrik Lundqvist on the night the netminder tied the Rangers' win mark (301), scoring three goals to lift New York past the Winnipeg Jets 4-2. (Photo: Bruce Fedyck, USA TODAY Sports)

March 14, second star: San Jose Sharks right wing Martin Havlat tallied one goal and one assist to help the Sharks get their fifth straight winning, beating the New York Islanders 4-3. (Photo: Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY Sports)

March 11, first star: Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn scored a game-winner in OT against the NHL-best St. Louis Blues, one night after teammate Rich Peverley collapsed on the bench. (Photo: Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY Sports)

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After scoring six goals in Friday's home opener against Pittsburgh, the Panthers couldn't muster much of an offense against the Kings.

"They're a very big, strong-bodied team," Panthers coach Kevin Dineen said. "As the game wore on, we got wore down. The problem that we have is I think our hockey IQ dropped as well. We thought we could play a fancy game and you cannot play a fancy game against the Kings."

The Panthers didn't think they caught a break by facing Scrivens instead of Quick.

"We have no game where we can have a letdown," Panthers defenseman Brian Campbell said. "He played pretty good last year in Toronto."

NOTES: Williams got his 500th NHL point with his second period goal. ... Kings'defenseman Jake Muzzin was a healthy scratch for the third straight game. ... The Panthers faced a backup goalie in Scrivens for the second straight game. On Friday, the Panthers scored six goals against Pittsburgh rookie Jeff Zatkoff in a 6-2 win. ... Markstrom faced the Kings for the first time.